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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by bish68
laced a 16" rim to the original hub knocked up a new front fender and it looks nice and fat now!
nice job. that combo looks great. What size tire and how wide is the rim? where is the fender from?
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by dpriest
nice job. that combo looks great. What size tire and how wide is the rim? where is the fender from?


your right, that does look great. i have always wanted the fatbob front tire. i guess maybe a relace is in order... or maybe ill wait till i need a new front tire.

do you know how much taller the new tire and rim combo is... would it work with stock fender???
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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Damn y'all and your pictures! I haven't even got my bars paid for yet. Give a guy a chance!
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by dpriest
nice job. that combo looks great. What size tire and how wide is the rim? where is the fender from?
thanks bloke.the tyre is a 130/90/16 same as fitted to the crossbones.the rim is a 3.00x16.as for the fender nothing is available off the shelf so i got a steel generic dyna front fender cut about 6" off it & widened it by 1.5".looks mint and rides good.
 
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